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Welcome to the Portal for the Chief Compliance
Officer (CCO)
The
Chief Compliance Officer (CCO)
of a company is primarily responsible for managing compliance
within an organization.
He has to provide
reasonable assurance
to
Senior Management and the Board of Directors
that
there are
effective and efficient
policies and procedures in place, well understood and respected by
all employees,
and that the company is complying with all regulatory
requirements.
The CCO must report directly to the Chief Executive Officer. He
must also inform the Board of Directors about important issues and
material violations.
We have pages about:
1. The Role of the Chief Compliance Officer
2. The Challenges for the Chief Compliance Officer
3. Books for the Chief Compliance Officer
4. Jobs for the Chief Compliance Officer
5. Compliance Certification and Forums for the Chief Compliance
Officers
Chief Compliance
officer's
duties include:
• Maintaining current knowledge of laws and regulations, keeping
abreast of recent changes
• Developing the annual compliance work plan that
reflects the institution's highest risks that will be monitored
by the compliance function as determined by conducting a
mandatory annual risk assessment using an enterprise wide
approach.
• Providing guidance to the board of directors, senior
management, staff, and employees on compliance
•
Overseeing and monitoring the implementation of the compliance
program
• Developing policies and programs that encourage managers and
employees to report suspected fraud and other improprieties
without fear of retaliation.
• Reporting on a regular basis on the progress of
implementation, and assisting these components in establishing
methods to improve efficiency and quality of services, and to
reduce the vulnerability to fraud, abuse, and waste
• Periodically revising the program in light of changes in the
needs of the organization, and in the law and policies and
procedures of government and private payer health plans
• Developing, coordinating, and participating in a multifaceted
educational and training program that focuses on the elements of
the compliance program, and seeks to ensure that all appropriate
employees and management are knowledgeable of, and comply with,
pertinent federal and state standards
• Developing materials at an institutional level for
distribution to all employees to enhance awareness of compliance
activities, including posters
• Coordinating internal compliance review and monitoring
activities, including periodic reviews of departments
• Responding to government investigations and queries as the
principal point of contact
• Independently investigating and acting on matters related to
compliance, including the flexibility to design and coordinate
internal investigations (e.g., responding to reports of
problems, 'hot-line' calls, or suspected violations) and any
resulting corrective actions with all health system departments,
providers and sub-providers, agents and, if appropriate,
independent contractors
• Monitoring external audit review processes,
maintains awareness of compliance issues, and in conjunction
with the Office of General Counsel and senior management,
responds to administrative inquiries related to compliance
issues or audits
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